Archive - 24 July 2013

Muhyiddin Yassin says some BN supporters didn't vote because of overconfidence while others were affected by the fasting month.

KUALA BESUT EC deputy chairperson Wan Ahmad Wan Omar says this after his vehicle was stopped by party supporters at a polling centre.

KUALA BESUT ‘I hope PAS accepts the fact and let us resolve to form a fair gov’t,’ says Umno vice-president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

‘A doctor needs to treat all patients, no matter old, young, poor, rich, even the enemy,’ says Deputy Health Minister Dr Hilmi Yahaya.

UPDATED 10.45PM BN's majority had increased by 158 votes since GE13 but PAS appears to have lost in all polling districts. 

The Attorney-General’s Chambers applies for costs in election petitions which the opposition had filed but not those filed by BN.

The two-paragraph false news also carried a photograph of the PM who was purportedly speaking at a press conference in Kuala Besut.

He adds a political twist to the ongoing saga and calls on Malaysians to channel their anger towards the Education Ministry.

KUALA BESUT Tengku Zaihan Che Ku Abdul Rahman's public display of his marked ballot paper this morning is inappropriate, says Election Commission.

Both BN and Pakatan politicians say this must be done despite the school's explanation, as making students eat in a changing room is ‘unacceptable’. [VIDEO]

Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim today announced a bonus of one month salary for 21,776 state civil servants in conjunction with Hari Raya Aidilfitri this year.

UN Special Rapporteur Maina Kia sent an official request to visit Malaysia in 2011, but it was only accepted this year. However, no dates were offered.

KUALA BESUT According to several voters met by Malaysiakini, who refused to be named, the money is for those from outstation returning to vote.

His allegation of ‘racist Chinese Malaysian doctors' refusing to treat Malay patients was not proven by the 'four victims'.

KS Nijhar, who heads the party's disciplinary committee, wants G Palanivel and Dr S Subramaniam to join hands instead of locking horns.

Firemen from two stations took 10 hours to put out a fire which broke out about 8.30pm yesterday at the Tanjung Tualang landfill, Batu Gajah near Ipoh.

Veteran artiste Umi Kalthum, 81, passed away at her home in Taman Ukay Prima Saujana Melawati early this morning.

Only Seri Manjung registered unhealthy air quality this morning as compared to three areas yesterday, namely Muar, Bukit Rambai and Port Klang.

The federal government is lying that it does not practise tax discrimination in the country, says the Penang chief minister.

UPDATED 4.15PM The SK Seri Pristana canteen is being renovated, says P Kamalanathan after a visit there this afternoon.

UPDATED 6.20PM The court rules BN petition for Batu seat as defective and allows BN's objection to PAS' Titiwangsa petition.

An Indian business organisation urges MIC and Hindraf to make a stand. The group also wants the quota system to be reinstated.

'If Rafizi is man enough and truly a responsible person, I hope he will repeat the allegation outside Parliament," says Aziz.

A follow up article by Berita Harian disproves its earlier report that four Muslims still intend to compete for Miss Malaysia World 2013.

KUALA BESUT EC deputy chief says the by-election was the most peaceful he had seen ever during his tenure with the commission.

MIC treasurer Senator Jaspal Singh brings up the Maika Holdings deal and urges the MACC to look into the matter.

Rafizi Ramli, Anthony Loke, PKR staffer Muhammad Adib Ishar and four student activists claimed trial to charges under the PAA.

UPDATED 2PM SABAH RCI A customs director testifies that from 2007 to 2013, RM7.8 million in duties could've been collected on seized items.

UPDATED 4.00PM Mothers of SK Seri Pristana Year 4 pupils say they were not aware of the canteen being overcrowded.

UPDATED 2.55PM SABAH RCI This will ultimately endanger Malaysians, says Yahya Yacob who started a school in a squatter area in Likas in 2005.

The caterer allegedly made false claims for food provisions amounting to RM115,204.00 to the Penang Federal Reserve Unit.

Singapore’s foray into the US$300 billion-a-year space industry may seem like a lucrative venture, but the path is lined with risks.

COMMENT We can't expect any backing off on making Titas compulsory for private universities, but at least make it free from blinkers.

UPDATED 3.10PM The costs were ordered after the chambers sought deferment of hearing of Anwar's suit against Syed Hamid.

KINIBIZ Tiger doesn't like to admit it too often, but Tiger is a bit of a greenie. It does take away from the ‘King of the Jungle' image.

COMMENT A frequent advocate of Umno's legal affairs should not be lead inquisitor in the Sodomy II appeal.

Perverting religion for profane aims.

The blogger says the headmaster was only looking out for his pupils as in not wanting them to sit in the open to have their meals.

COMMENT The writer is penning a parody here, and therefore, he says, the spelling or other errors the reader may spot were made on purpose.

COMMENT 'My criticisms of this issue should in no way be construed as an attack on Rafizi's record of service to the oppositional forces in this country.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Penang state rep Roslan Saidin, please differentiate between racism and ill-treatment. Don't play the racial card.'

FREE YOURSAY 'Why do some chant ‘Allahuakbar' after they commit a crime? Does it mean they were ‘led' to do it?'

Party treasurer Jaspal Singh notes that the children are being treated worse than in the notorious workhouses of Dickensian England.

ANTIDOTE The haze can only be prevented by political will, for growing population, oil palm estates and logging are the causes.

The court orders PKR candidates Abdul Halim Hussain and Mohd Baktiar Wan Chik to pay up to RM120,000 for failing to adhere to petition rules.

FREE VOXPOP 'So what about the fatwa against tobacco which was passed many years ago but which is neither followed nor enforced?'

FREE YOURSAY 'Fast if you must but why deny the non-Muslim students use of the canteen which is the proper place to have food?'

Eddie Kong says his company's hands were tied by the fatwa issued 17 years ago banning Muslim women from participating.

LIVE REPORTS KUALA BESUT According to the EC, a total of 14,108 voters had cast their ballots. [PHOTO GALLERY]

‘Those who know me personally as an individual and a politician, and know the work I've done as an MP would readily attest to that.'